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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Thomas S Ramotowski, Tiverton, RI (US);
Abstract
A method for improving service life in a connector for joining to a cathodically protected platform includes providing a metallic connector for joining to a cable. A non-conductive coating is provided on the connector proximate the cable. A hydroxide ion diffusion distance is determined that will insure dilution of hydroxide ions to a level that will prevent damage to an encapsulant and non-conductive coating bond on the connector. A polymer encapsulant is molded around the non-conductive coating and the cable to seal the assembled cable in the connector such that the encapsulant and non-conductive coating bond is formed at a greater path distance than the determined hydroxide ion diffusion distance from any hydroxide ion source.